November 2021

What do you know about the Funding for Romanian agriculture development in 2021?
The Romanian Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) paid from European funds allocated to Romania through the European Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development (EAFRD) approx. 582 mEUR to farmers, processors, entrepreneurs and local public authorities in Romania, between October 16, 2020 – October 15, 2021.

How to reach the Decision Makers in the Romanian agriculture?

More details in the FRD Center analysis published at this link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/11/romanian-farmers-received-582-meur-from.html

Are you interested in the opportunities presented by the Romanian agriculture and grain crops? Do you want to contact the local Decision Makers and establish strategic partnerships in Romania and Eastern Europe?

How to reach the Decision Makers in the Romanian agriculture? Perhaps the FRD Center – Factor Regional Development Center – can be of assistance to you. Email our team at europa@frdcenter.ro

Romania reaped a record 11.4 million tonnes of wheat this year. As for sunflower seeds, Romania registered this year the highest output since it joined the EU, by approximately 1.22 million tonnes higher compared to 2020.

More details in the FRD Center analysis at this link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/08/record-wheat-crops-for-romanian.html

What do you know about the Funding for Romanian agriculture development in 2021? In the financial year 2019, AFIR made payments amounting to 524 mEUR, and in 2020, AFIR had a peak of payments of 656 mEUR for PNDR beneficiaries.

How to reach the most relevant players such as Romanian farms and farmers associations, Romanian importers and dealers of agricultural equipment and farm machinery? Perhaps the FRD Center – Factor Regional Development Center – can be of assistance to you. Email our team at europa@frdcenter.ro

In this financial year, from the European funds allocated to Romania, AFIR made payments amounting to 171.6 mEUR on behalf of farmers , beneficiaries of PNDR 2020, for investments in agricultural holdings, orchards, cooperation and producer groups. How to reach the Decision Makers in the Romanian agriculture?

What do you know about the Funding for Romanian agriculture development in 2021?

At the same time, the Agency paid 211.3 million euros to the local authorities , the public beneficiaries of PNDR 2020, for investments in basic infrastructure, access and cultural heritage in rural areas.

Also, the processors benefited from payments amounting to 68.5 million euros , and the entrepreneurs received funds amounting to 22.2 million euros for investments in the non-agricultural sector. The Local Action Groups (LAGs) benefited from the thematic subprogramme LEADER of payments amounting to 68.8 million euros.

What do you know about the Funding for Romanian agriculture development in 2021?

In addition, AFIR paid over 11 million euros for support measures financed under PNDR 2020, for knowledge transfer and information actions, counseling services, for restoring the potential of agricultural production affected by natural disasters and for risk management in agriculture.

How to reach the Decision Makers in the Romanian agriculture?

Are you interested in learning more about the agrotechnology, farm machinery, agribusiness equipment and the market opportunities in Romania, Bulgaria, in Poland, in Hungary etc.?

How to connect with the local buyers in the markets or with the specialised importer-distributors? Perhaps the FRD Center – Factor Regional Development Center – can be of assistance to you. Email our team at europa@frdcenter.ro

What do you know about the Funding for Romanian agriculture development in 2021?

MADR – the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – announced the launch, between October 29, 2021 – January 31, 2022, of the first session of 2021 for submitting applications for funding for sub-measure 6.2 “Support for the establishment of non-agricultural activities in rural areas” and between November 2, 2021 – February 1, 2022 , of the first session in 2021 for submitting the Financing Applications for sub-measure 6.4 “Investments in the creation and development of non-agricultural activities”, from the National Rural Development Program 2014 – 2020.

The available allocations are 50 mEUR for SM 6.2 “Support for the establishment of non-agricultural activities in rural areas” and 100 mEUR for SM 6.4 “Investments in the creation and development of non-agricultural activities”.

The amounts will be intended to support the establishment and development of micro and small enterprises in the non-agricultural sector in rural areas, respectively to support micro and small enterprises in rural areas, which create or develop non-agricultural activities in rural areas.

How to reach the most relevant players such as Romanian farms and farmers associations, Romanian importers and dealers of agricultural equipment and farm machinery? Perhaps the FRD Center – Factor Regional Development Center – can be of assistance to you. Email our team at europa@frdcenter.ro

What is the situation of Manufacturing and New Suppliers in Eastern Europe? The industrial manufacturing in Emerging Europe continues to attract foreign investment, growth of orders and requests from overseas clients in search for new suppliers. Industrial manufacturing continues to grow in Emerging Europe.

Are you searching for new suppliers in Eastern Europe? Are you looking to identify new vendors in the low-cost-countries in Eastern Europe?

Perhaps the FRD Center team can be of assistance to you. Here are more details for your info: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/03/analysis-of-industrial-manufacturing.html

How to reach the Decision Makers in the local companies producing plastic boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packing of goods in countries such as Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria etc. in order to obtain their offers for nearshore sourcing?

Are you searching for new suppliers in Eastern Europe? Perhaps the FRD Center team can of assistance to you. Email us at europa@frdcenter.ro for more details.

What is the situation of Manufacturing and New Suppliers in Eastern Europe?

According to Eurostat, in 2020, in Romania were produced plastic boxes, cases, crates etc. worth over 24156 thEUR, while in Lithuania they produced worth over 34274 thEUR and in Czechia, worth over 80203 thEUR.

More details in the FRD Center analysis published at the link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/11/producing-plastic-boxes-cases-crates.html

In 2020, the Polish production of plastic boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packing of goods exceded 995217 thEUR while the Hungarian production exceeded 61587 thEUR

How to search and select the most relevant new suppliers in Eastern Europe? Email FRD Center at europa@frdcenter.ro for more details.

How to find the most relevant new suppliers in Romania and Eastern Europe? For more details go to the link: https://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FRD-Center-New-Suppliers-Search-and-Selection-services-Presentation.pdf

Are you interested in the developments and the opportunities presented by the Industrial Manufacturing sector in Emerging Europe? Are you looking outsource part of your production and assembly in Eastern Europe? Email us at europa@frdcenter.ro for more details.

Here are some details for your information: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2020/07/manufacturing-in-emerging-europe.html

What is the situation of Manufacturing and New Suppliers in Eastern Europe? According to the official statistics monitored by the market entry consulting firm FRD Center, the majority of the countries in Emerging Europe have been registering increases of their industrial manufacturing in the first eight months of 2021. Industrial manufacturing continues to grow in Emerging Europe. More details in the FRD Center analysis published at the link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/10/industrial-manufacturing-continues-to.html

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For example, in Lithuania, between January–August 2021, the industrial production totalled 17.2 bnEUR at current prices and, compared to the same period of 2020, calendar adjusted, increased by 17.2% at constant prices. More details in the Lithuanian Official Statistics portal at https://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/informaciniai-pranesimai?articleId=9214667

What is the situation of Manufacturing and New Suppliers in Eastern Europe? More details in the FRD Center analysis published at the link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/10/industrial-manufacturing-continues-to.html

As for Romania, in the first eight months of the year, the total output increased by 12.7% YoY. According to the National Statistics Institute, the Romanian production of electric and electronic devices continues growing at robust rates. Other manufacturing sectors, such as construction materials and metallic constructions, maintain on an upward trend.

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The Romanian manufacturing industry went up 13.7% and the production and supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning went grew by 12.3%. Y-o-y, in August 2021 the Romanian industrial production (unadjusted data) increased by 3%, as a result of increases in the production and supply of electricity, gas, heat and air conditioning (+ 7.4%), manufacturing industry (+ 2.5%) and the mining and quarrying sector (+ 0.5%). More details on the Romanian Statistics Institute website at the https://insse.ro/cms/en

More details in the FRD Center analysis published at the link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/10/industrial-manufacturing-continues-to.html

For an example of a FRD Center project to support the identification of New Vendors in Eastern Europe: Metal sheet parts new vendors identification in Eastern Europe for global industrial manufacturing companies please consult the link: https://www.frdcenter.ro/portfolio/metal-sheet-parts-new-vendors-identification/

Are you searching for new suppliers in Eastern Europe?

The FRD Center “demo” report covers various aspects of the Manufacturing in Emerging Europe: Bulgaria, Czech Rep, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey. It is available for free download and consultation at https://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Manufacturing-in-Emerging-Europe-A-Multi-country-Market-Research-by-FRD-Center.pdf

Are you looking outsource part of your production and assembly in Eastern Europe? Are you looking for new suppliers in Romania and the region? If you need the FRD Center support and assistance with new suppliers search and selection email us at europa@frdcenter.ro for more details.

Industrial manufacturing continues to grow in Emerging Europe. Are you searching for new suppliers in Eastern Europe?

More details in the FRD Center analysis published at the link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/10/industrial-manufacturing-continues-to.html

In regards to Slovenia, compared to August 2020, the total value of industrial production in August 2021 was higher by 8.4%. It was higher in manufacturing (by 9.8%) and in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (by 1.4%). Compared to August 2019, the total value of the Slovenian industrial production in August 2021 was higher by 5.7%. More details in the Slovenian Statistics Office website at: https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/en/News/Index/9902

For an example of a FRD Center project to support the market development in Eastern Europe of a Scandinavian Metallurgical Group consult the link https://www.frdcenter.ro/portfolio/case-study-fourteen-market-development-scandinavian-metallurgical-firm/

Industrial manufacturing continues to grow in Emerging Europe. The Hungarian industrial production rose by 10.3 % YoY in July 2021, following an increase of 18.6% YoY in the previous month. More details at https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/hungary/industrial-production-index-growth

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In August 2021, the volume of industrial production in Hungary grew by 2.6% year-on-year, according to raw data. In the first eight months of the year, Hungarian production output was 15.3% higher than in January-August 2020. More details in the article published at https://bbj.hu/business/industry/manufacturing/industrial-production-up-in-august

More details in the FRD Center analysis published at the link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/10/industrial-manufacturing-continues-to.html

Here are some more details about the Industrial Manufacturing in Emerging Europe in the COVID19 pandemic at https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2020/09/east-european-manufacturing-sector-is.html and also at https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2020/07/manufacturing-in-emerging-europe.html

According to the Polish Statistics Office GUS, in August 2021, Poland’s industrial production growth expanded 13.2% year-on-year after growing 9.8% y/y in July. More details at the link https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/industry-construction-fixed-assets/industry/production-of-major-industrial-products-in-august-2021,2,106.html

Are you searching for new suppliers in Eastern Europe?

For an example of a FRD Center project to support an Irish private equity investment fund focusing on renewable energy to identify acquisition targets in Romania, wind farms go to https://www.frdcenter.ro/portfolio/ma-advisory-in-renewable-energy/

Industrial manufacturing continues to grow in Emerging Europe. More details in the FRD Center analysis published at the link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/10/industrial-manufacturing-continues-to.html

As for Bulgaria, its industrial output rose by 10.8% year-on-year in August, following an annual increase of 8.6% in the previous month, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI) quoted in the article https://seenews.com/news/bulgarias-industrial-production-grows-108-yy-in-aug-table-756758

Are you searching for new suppliers? Are you looking to identify new vendors in the low-cost-countries in Eastern Europe? Perhaps the FRD Center team can be of assistance to you. Here are more details for your info: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2021/03/analysis-of-industrial-manufacturing.html

For over 20 years, FRD Center assists important foreign manufacturers identify new suppliers in Eastern Europe. Some of our Clients include General Motors, Marangoni Meccanica, Innovatec, Skeie Seating, PMR Consulting, Enterprise Ireland and others.

Are you searching for new suppliers in Eastern Europe? Email us at europa@frdcenter.ro for more details

Here is the example of a Success Case Study: The FRD Center Client for a recent technology sourcing for automotive OEM project was a major global automotive manufacturer. Their regional office in Eastern Europe, based in Poland, requested FRD Center’s support in identifying and selecting local companies offering specialised complex 3D CAD supported technology manufacturing process in view of sourcing to them certain operations. They hired FRD Center for our services of identification and selection of local technology companies for automotive OEM. More details at https://www.frdcenter.ro/portfolio/technology-sourcing-for-automotive-oem/